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    Instant Wireless ™ Series Wireless PrintSer v e r Use this guide to install: Model No.: WPS11 ver . 3 User Guide[...]

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    COPYRIGHT & TRADEMARKS Copyright © 2002 Linksys, All Rights Reserved. Instant Wireless is a trademark of Linksys. Microsoft, Windows, and the Windows logo ar e register ed trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. All other trademarks and brand names ar e the property of their respective pr oprietors. LIMITED W ARRANTY Linksys guarantees that every[...]

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    T able of Contents Chapter 1: Introduction 1 The Instant W ireless PrintServer 1 F eatures 1 Package Contents 2 Chapter 2: Getting to Know the Wireless PrintServer 3 The W ireless PrintSer ver’ s LEDs 3 The W ireless PrintSer ver’ s P or ts 4 Chapter 3: Hardwar e Installation 5 Overview 5 Finding the W ireless PrintServer’ s Default Name 5 Co[...]

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    • One Instant W ireless™ PrintSer ver • One Antenna using Rev erse SMA Connector • One Setup Utility CD-R OM with User Guide • One P ow er Adapter • One Quick Install and One Registration Card (Not Sho wn) 2 Instant Wireless™ Series Wireless PrintSer ver Chapter 1: Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of the Instant W ireless[...]

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    4 LAN This port connects to your wired netw ork using a standard Category 5 (or better) Ethernet cable. Printer This Parallel (LPT) P ort connects to your printer . Reset Button Press this button to reset the PrintServer to factor y defaults and generate a diagnostic printout, which is discussed belo w . Power This port connects the pow er adapter [...]

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    6 Connecting a Printer to the Wireless PrintServer 1. Connect your printer to the W ireless PrintSer ver’ s Printer (LPT) port with your printer cable. Some printers, especiall y bi-direc- tional models, ma y require special shielded cabling. Consult y our printer’ s user guide for cabling specif ications. 2. T urn on your printer . 3. Attach t[...]

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    Wireless PrintServer 1. Inser t the Setup Utility CD . A built-in autor un will begin the installation of the PrintServer’ s Bi-Admin Management Utility , and display F igure 4-1. Click the product you wish to install, follo w ed by the Install tab to continue. 2. The installation routine will begin to run and displa y Figure 4-2. Close an y othe[...]

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    1. T o begin dri ver installation, click the Start button, select Run , and type D:Driv erWin9xntsetup.ex e (where “D” is the letter of your CD-R OM driv e) in the Open f ield that appears. Click the OK button. 2. The W elcome screen appears. Read the text that appears and click the Ne xt button. Installing the Wireless PrintServer’ s Driv[...]

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    Wireless PrintServer 12 5. Dri ver installation is no w completed but the Print Driv er still needs to be conf igured. Check the bo x beside Conf igur e Print Driv er No w and click the Finish button to continue. 6. Double-click the Print Driver Setup shortcut icon . 7. Before setting up and conf iguring the Printer P ort, follow the directions on [...]

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    Wireless PrintServer 14 10. This will display the Conf igure Printer P ort screen. Any installed printers will be displa yed in the Existing Printers f ield. Y ou can install a printer b y clicking the Add Ne w Printer button. 11. The Add Printer W izard screen will come up at this point. F ollow the stan- dard procedure for adding printers under W[...]

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    16 Chapter 5: Bi-Admin: PrintSer ver Management The W ireless PrintSer ver is managed b y a utility program called Bi-Admin on the W ireless PrintSer ver’ s Setup CD . Fully compatible with W indo ws 95, 98, Millennium, NT , 2000, and XP , Bi-Admin allo ws you to change the W ireless PrintServer’ s inter nal settings, check on the unit’ s sta[...]

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    18 Obtaining Device Information: The Device Information Icon T o access infor mation about the W ireless PrintSer ver , either click on it in the Device List windo w (on the right side of the Bi-Admin windo w) or highlight the W ireless PrintServer and click on the Device Inf ormation icon, sho wn in Figure 5-2. Y ou can also highlight the W ireles[...]

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    20 Logical P ort Configuration: Logical P ort Configuration Icon T o set or change the W ireless PrintServer’ s logical port set- tings, highlight the W ireless PrintSer ver to be changed and click on the Logical P ort icon (sho wn in Figure 5-7). The Logical P ort Conf iguration windo w will appear . Make any changes to the settings, and click o[...]

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    T o disable one of the W ireless PrintServer’ s protocols, click once on the Device Name of the W ireless PrintSer ver you w ant to change, and click Conf iguration , follo wed b y System . The System Conf iguration window will appear . Each protocol is listed , along with Enab le and Disab le buttons. Enable or disable the protocols y ou want, a[...]

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    When the Conf igure Serv er screen appears, enter the W ireless PrintServer name (SC0222CC is the example sho wn in Figure 6-3) . Then enter your pass word (if y ou created one) into the Device P assw ord f ield and type it again in the V erify Pass w ord f ield to conf irm it. Check all box es that apply to y our netw ork next to the Enable area u[...]

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    Click the Wir eless tab to allo w you to change information about the W ireless PrintServer . Y ou can conf igure the SSID , Channel Number , and Netw ork T ype. Y ou can also tur n on or off the WEP data encr yption feature, as w ell as choose either 64-bit or 128-bit data encryption. Clicking the Retriev e Defaults button causes the W ireless Pri[...]

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    Chapter 7: Advanced Proper ties The Adv anced Properties section of the W eb-based Utility is for users who ha ve a thorough understanding of netw orks and network settings. Changing these settings can cause inter ruption of network communication and mak e the W ireless PrintSer ver cease to function properl y . T o access the Adv anced Properties,[...]

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    Click the Logical Printers ta b to vie w or change the lo gical printer settings of the W ireless PrintSer ver . F or each Logical Printer , the follo wing f ields are av ailable: Logical Printer (P ort) - Select the Logical Printer P ort you wish to conf igure. (L1 to L3). Click the Get Data button to update the display with the current data for t[...]

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    Click the SNMP tab to vie w or change the SNMP settings of the W ireless PrintServer . The W ireless PrintSer ver supports SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol). This allo ws netw ork super visors to monitor and control the W ireless PrintSer ver using netw ork management platfor ms such as HP OpenV iew , IBM SystemVie w , etc. The appropriate [...]

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    Chapter 8: Internet Printing Protocol (IPP) IPP (Internet Printing Protocol) is a new standards-based system to allo w remote printing from a PC to an y accessible printer . Nor mally , the printer will be attached to a computer or other device that functions as an IPP Server . F or client PCs, it is necessary to install a compatible IPP Client pro[...]

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    4. Click Sa ve to create the IPP port on your system. Y ou will see a message conf irming that the por t has been created , then Figure 8-2: 5. Either select an existing printer to use the ne w por t, and click OK . OR Click the Add Ne w Printer button to create a new printer to use the IPP port. This will start the Add Printer wizard. F ollo w the[...]

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    2. Select Network Printer and click Next to see the Locate y our Printer screen, as sho wn in Figure 8-4. 3. Select Connect to a printer on the Internet or on your intr anet , and enter the URL of the IPP Server as follo ws, where ip_address represents the IP Address of the IPP Server , and 631 is the por t number . Parallel P ort 1 ip_address:631/[...]

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    40 Chapter 9: DHCP Suppor t for the Wireless PrintSer v e r T o use DHCP , w hich assigns non-static IP addresses, you must ha ve a DHCP server and DHCP management software. Otherwise, the W ireless PrintServer’ s IP address will remain unkno wn, and connecting to it will be impossible. T o enable DHCP , you must run the Bi-Admin program. By defa[...]

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    Appendix B: About Bi-Directional Printing Normal printing only sends print signals from a PC to a printer . Bi-dir ection- al printing , also called bitronic printing, refers to a printer's ability to do just the opposite—talk back to a PC to notify it of a print job status, paper jams, etc. This tw o-wa y communication technology can be fou[...]

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    your printer came with special bi-directional softw are allo wing you to monitor printer status, do not use it with the W ireless PrintServer—the software is most likel y not network-capab le. F or best results, turn off the printer’ s bi-directional function either b y ( 1 ) remo ving any bi-directional printing softw are from y our netw ork c[...]

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    Ethernet - IEEE standard netw ork protocol that specif ies ho w data is placed on and retriev ed from a common transmission medium. Has a transfer rate of 10 Mbps. F or ms the underlying transport vehicle used b y sev eral upper-le vel protocols, including TCP/IP and XNS. Fir e wall - A f ire wall is a set of related pro g rams, located at a netw o[...]

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    NetBIOS - The native netw orking protocol in DOS and W indows netw orks. Although originall y combined with its transport lay er protocol (NetBEUI), NetBIOS toda y provides a pro g ramming interface for applications at the ses- sion la yer (la yer 5). NetBIOS can ride o ver NetBEUI, its nativ e transport, which is not routab le, or o ver TCP/IP and[...]

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    TCP/IP - T ransmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) is the basic communication language or protocol of the Internet. It can also be used as a communications protocol in a priv ate netw ork (either an intranet or an extranet). When you are set up with direct access to the Internet, your comput- er is pro vided with a copy of the TCP/I[...]

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    Appendix F: Environmental Dimensions: 4.76" x 3.74" x 1.18" (121 mm x 95 mm x 30 mm) Unit Weight: 5.6 oz. (0.16 kg) P ower: External, 12V DC, 800 mA Certifications: FCC Class B , CE Mark Operating T emp.: 0ºC to 40ºC (32ºF to 104ºF) Storage T emp.: -20ºC to 70ºC (-4ºF to 158ºF) Operating Humidity: 10% to 85%, Non-Condensing S[...]

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    54 Appendix H: Contact Information F or help with the installation or operation of this product, contact Linksys T echnical Suppor t at one of the phone numbers or Inter net addresses belo w . Sales Information 800-546-5797 (LINKSYS) T echnical Suppor t 866-242-8558 RMA Issues 949-271-5461 Fa x 949-265-6655 Email support@linksys.com We b http://www[...]

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    © Copyright 2002 Linksys, All Rights Reserved. http://www .linksys.com[...]